All Her Secrets

Triston had just received a stern lecture from Branden, and he was finally behaving himself. Now Triston sat obediently beside Aidan. He kept sneaking glances in the direction of Branden.

Triston looked at Branden with curiosity. But he didn’t dare to size up Branden openly. He could only steal glances cautiously.

Although Triston had known for a while that Branden had taken an interest in Catherine, he hadn’t expected Branden to take action so swiftly.

In Triston’s view, Catherine looked incredibly youthful. Branden was quite audacious. Aidan noticed that Triston wasn’t touching his drink. Triston just sat there and gritted his teeth. Aidan found it oddly amusing.

Aidan poured two glasses of whiskey and handed one to Triston.

“Mr. Lambert, have a drink.”

Triston glanced down at the glass and realized it was whiskey. He instantly felt a bit nauseous. “Take it away. I don’t drink this stuff.”

Seeing his reaction, Aidan felt curious and couldn’t help but tease him. He asked playfully, “Oh, look who’s refusing a drink now? Mr. Duncan gave us a big surprise today. Did it inspire you to quit drinking, Mr. Lambert?”

Triston had no intentions of quitting drinking. He was just still shaken by yesterday’s events. Watching Aidan take big gulps of drink, Triston shook his head in resignation and said seriously, “Aidan, it’s okay to drink less. Drinking too much can lead to trouble.”

After saying this, Triston stood up and walked out of the private room. Aidan was thoroughly puzzled. He had no idea what was going on. Aidan stared blankly in the direction Triston had left. He muttered to himself, “Have they all gone crazy?”

Catherine sat beside Branden. Branden was concerned that she might be bored. He placed some hazelnuts in front of her.

tasted great, but they were a bit tricky to eat. The shells were tough

pre-shelled products, the flavor suffered due to prolonged exposure to air. To enjoy them, one had to go for these freshly cracked nuts.

few people were drinking. He silently lamented how age seemed to take a toll on everyone’s

why would you invite us when you’re financially comfortable these days? Playing cards with Mr. Duncan? Who could

trick in the book. Branden was simply

Branden here,

looked at Branden with her clear, dark eyes, which carried a hint of playfulness. She was

parted slightly, and a fragrance wafted gently toward Branden. She asked,

bore a charming yet somewhat cynical smile. He raised an eyebrow and looked at

couldn’t help but feel a twinge of exasperation. They thought inwardly, “Branden is truly something else. He

with Branden for so many years and never gained the upper hand in any game, they might have actually

bluffing. Catherine didn’t need to guess. She could tell from the amusement in

other hand, as Triston noticed Catherine’s sudden interest, he thought she might be keen. Then he asked, “Catherine, we’re as good as done for when Mr. Duncan plays cards. How about you join for

declined Triston’s invitation. She said, “I

much. You play, and Mr. Duncan can be your backer. If

thought inwardly, “If I win, it’s my prize. If I lose, Branden covers it?” She wasn’t about to stoop to playing cards and having someone else foot the bill. Before Catherine could respond, Branden, seated beside her, spoke up, Alright. Let

him with a questioning look. But Branden gently looked at her with indulgence. He said, “I’m in a good mood

get a chance to dig money out of Mr. Duncan’s pockets in my lifetime. Little did I know

so feel free to